Color Filter Patents (Class 349/106)
  • Patent number: 11968848
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a first light sensor layer including light sensing cells configured to sense first light of an incident light and generate electrical signals based on the sensed first light, and a color filter array layer disposed on the first light sensor layer, and including color filters respectively facing the light sensing cells. The image sensor further includes a second light sensor layer disposed on the color filter array layer, and configured to sense second light of the incident light and generate an electrical signal based on the sensed second light. Each of the color filters includes a nanostructure including a first material having a first refractive index, and a second material having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index, the first material and the second material being alternately disposed with a period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seunghoon Han, Kwanghee Lee, Yongwan Jin, Yongsung Kim, Changgyun Shin, Jeongyub Lee, Amir Arbabi, Andrei Faraon, Yu Horie
  • Patent number: 11960163
    Abstract: A light control panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate oppositely disposed, and a first liquid crystal layer therebetween; the first substrate includes: a first base substrate; and a signal transmission line on a side of the first base substrate close to the first liquid crystal layer and in the peripheral area, the second substrate includes: a second base substrate; and a first black matrix layer on a side of the second base substrate close to the first liquid crystal layer and in the dimming area and the peripheral area; the first black matrix layer has a slot in the peripheral area, and an orthographic projection of at least a part of the slot on the first base substrate is on a side of an orthographic projection of the signal transmission line on the first base substrate, close to the dimming area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoting Jiang, Ke Dai, Haipeng Yang, Chunxu Zhang, Min Cheng, Zhou Rui
  • Patent number: 11908983
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel manufacturing method includes forming an LED die including a sacrificial layer on an array substrate, and then coating black glue material on the array substrate. The black glue material covers the array substrate and a surface of the sacrificial layer away from the array substrate. Then, the black glue material and the sacrificial layer are heated, and the black glue material is cured to form a black glue layer such that the sacrificial layer is decomposed. The display panel and the manufacturing method thereof provided by the present application are for improving contrast of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Junling Liu
  • Patent number: 11864425
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on a substrate along a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and a light-emitting diode disposed in each of the plurality of sub-pixels and including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode, wherein among the plurality of sub-pixels, the sub-pixel of an nth row and an mth column has a same color as the sub-pixel of an (n+1)th row and an (m?1)th column, where n is a natural number and m is a natural number large than 4, and wherein among the plurality of sub-pixels, the sub-pixel of the nth row and a kth column has a same color as the sub-pixel of the nth row and a (k?2)th column, where k is a natural number smaller than or equal to m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heume-Il Baek, Ho-Jin Ryu
  • Patent number: 11832490
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electronic unit and a second electronic unit. The first electronic unit emits a blue light having a first spectrum, the first spectrum has a first intensity, and the first intensity is a maximum intensity of the first spectrum. The second electronic unit emits a light having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum, the second spectrum has a second intensity in a range from 300 nm to 460 nm, and the second intensity is a maximum intensity in the range from 300 nm to 460 nm of the second spectrum. The first intensity is greater than the second intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Lang Lin, Tsung-Han Tsai
  • Patent number: 11825572
    Abstract: Tunable LED lighting systems, devices and methods are described herein. A light emitting device includes at least a first phosphor-converted LED configured to emit light having a desaturated orange color point characterized by CIE 1976 color coordinates 0.3<u?<0.35 and v?>0.52 and at least a second phosphor-converted LED configured to emit light having a cyan color point characterized by CIE 1976 color coordinates 0.15<u?<0.20 and 0.47<v?<0.52. The first phosphor-converted LED and the second phosphor-converted LED are arranged to combine the light emitted by the first phosphor-converted LED with the light emitted by the second phosphor-converted LED to provide a white light output from the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Wouter Anthon Soer, Werner Goetz
  • Patent number: 11815760
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes an array substrate, an optical function layer, and an anti-reflection layer. The optical function layer and the anti-reflection layer are located on the array substrate, material of the anti-reflection layer includes a sulfur-containing material, and a refractive index of the anti-reflection layer is between refractive indexes of two film layers adjacent to the anti-reflection layer. Since the refractive index of the anti-reflection layer is between the refractive indexes of the two film layers adjacent to the anti-reflection layer, reflection of external light on the display panel is reduced, thereby improving a display effect of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongchao Zhao
  • Patent number: 11803000
    Abstract: An optical filter includes a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas spaced apart from each other and a light-blocking area between the plurality of pixel areas, a plurality of color filters arranged on a first surface of the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of pixel areas, and a plurality of conversion layers arranged on the first surface of the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of color filters. Each of the conversion layers includes inclined side surfaces. The optical filter further includes a reflective layer on the inclined side surfaces of each of the plurality of conversion layers. The reflective layer extends to the light-blocking area and is arranged consecutively on two adjacent inclined side surfaces from among the inclined side surfaces of the plurality of conversion layers and the light-blocking area between the two adjacent inclined side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minsik Jung, Ohjeong Kwon, Sanggyun Kim, Byoungseong Jeong, Minju Han
  • Patent number: 11796864
    Abstract: An optical structure is provided. The optical structure includes a substrate, a light shielding layer, a light filter layer, and a first spacer. The light shielding layer is disposed on the substrate. The light shielding layer includes a first opening. The light filter layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are arranged in a first direction. The first portion is disposed in the first opening. The second portion is connected to the first portion. The second portion is disposed on the light shielding layer. The second portion does not overlap the first opening. The first spacer is disposed on the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zong-Bai Shi, Hsiu-Tung Lin, Chung-Wen Yen, Wen-Bin Hung, Yi-Pin Jhan
  • Patent number: 11789327
    Abstract: To form a sufficiently large storage capacitor, a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel having multiple pixels arranged in matrix. The first substrate has, in a transmissive display area provided in each of the pixels, a laminated structure containing a first transparent electrode, a first insulating film, a second transparent electrode, a second insulating film, and a third transparent electrode which are laminated in this order. The first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a first storage capacitor through the first insulating film, and the second transparent electrode and the third transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a second storage capacitor through the second insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Tohru Sasaki, Takahiro Ochiai
  • Patent number: 11778882
    Abstract: A display panel includes a base substrate and a plurality of sub-pixel groups. The plurality of sub-pixel groups includes a first sub-pixel group and a second sub-pixel group. The first sub-pixel group includes two adjacent sub-pixels with a first interval therebetween, and the second sub-pixel group includes two adjacent sub-pixels with a second interval therebetween. The first interval is different from the second interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Xu, Wei Qin, Weixing Liu, Kai Guo, Tieshi Wang
  • Patent number: 11768406
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a first substrate structure and a second substrate structure. The first substrate structure has first overlapping region, first two protruding regions, a second overlapping region, and second two protruding regions. The second substrate structure is disposed opposite to the first substrate structure and includes a main spacer and a sub spacer. The main spacer overlaps the first overlapping region of the first substrate structure. The sub spacer overlaps the second overlapping region of the first substrate structure. The first overlapping region is located between the first two protruding regions, and the second overlapping region is located between the second two protruding regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Luca Hung, Lynn Kuo
  • Patent number: 11747679
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a manufacturing method of the display panel. The display panel includes: a display liquid crystal panel including a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array; a dimming liquid crystal panel located on a light incident side of the display liquid crystal panel and including a plurality of dimming pixels arranged in an array; and a sealant in a frame shape located between the dimming liquid crystal panel and the display liquid crystal panel, a surface of the sealant close to the dimming liquid crystal panel being adhered to the dimming liquid crystal panel, and a surface of the sealant close to the display liquid crystal panel being adhered to the display liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianming Liu, Chaoyue Wang, Wenbo Dong
  • Patent number: 11740516
    Abstract: Display device is provided and includes first substrate; second substrate including transparent conductive film; optical element adhered to transparent conductive film; and connecting member, wherein first substrate includes first region which overlaps second substrate and includes display portion, and second region including electrode, second substrate includes substrate edge located at boundary between first and second regions and the second region in first direction, optical element includes optical element edge located between display portion and substrate edge in second direction intersecting first direction, optical element edge does not overlap substrate edge in plan view, transparent conductive film includes extended portion extending from optical element edge toward substrate edge, connecting member is in contact with substrate edge and electrically connects electrode and extended portion, optical element includes notch, and notch and connecting member are arranged in second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Koichi Miyasaka, Shuichi Osawa
  • Patent number: 11716546
    Abstract: An imaging device includes groupings of photodiodes having four photodiodes. A transfer transistor is between each photodiode and a floating diffusion. Each floating diffusion is coupled to up to two photodiodes per grouping at a time through transfer transistors. A buffer transistor is coupled to each floating diffusion. The buffer transistors may be in a first or second grouping of buffer transistors. A first bit line is coupled to up to two buffer transistors of the first grouping and a second bit line is coupled to up to two buffer transistors of the second grouping of buffer transistors at a time. A color filter array including a plurality of groupings of color filters is disposed over respective photodiodes of the photodiode array, wherein each grouping of color filters includes four color filters having a same color, wherein each grouping of color filters overlaps two groupings of photodiodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Qingfei Chen, Rui Wang, Wei Wei Wang, Zhiyong Zhan, Xin Wang, Qingwei Shan, Kenny Geng
  • Patent number: 11678548
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes: a substrate including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel; a first electrode in each of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel; a third electrode in each of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel; a second electrode between the first electrode and the third electrode; a first light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first light-emitting layer emits light of a first color; a second light-emitting layer between the second electrode and the third electrode, wherein the second light-emitting layer is configured to emit mixed light of second and third colors; and a color filter including a first color filter corresponding to the first sub-pixel and a second color filter corresponding to the second sub-pixel, wherein the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel each are configured to emit light of three colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungbin Shim, MoonBae Gee
  • Patent number: 11672155
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an organic light-emitting device (“OLED”) substrate which generates and emits a first light, and an encapsulation layer to which the emitted first light from the OLED substrate is incident and from which a second light is emitted. The encapsulation layer includes an inorganic material layer and an organic material layer alternately stacked with each other. The organic material layer includes a plurality of color control elements which color-convert the emitted first light incident to the encapsulation layer. The plurality of color control elements may include a first and second color control element including a first and second quantum dot with which a color of the emitted first light incident to the encapsulation layer is converted to a first and second color, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghun Lee, Byoungki Choi, Seungyeon Kwak, Jiwhan Kim
  • Patent number: 11668968
    Abstract: A color filter substrate includes a base substrate, a black matrix layer and a color filter layer. The color filter layer includes a plurality of color photoresist units arranged in an array, the plurality of color photoresist units being formed with a plurality of color photoresist rows, a plurality of first color photoresist columns, a plurality of second color photoresist columns and a plurality of third color photoresist columns, and wherein the color filter layer further includes at least one filling part located between the color photoresist rows and has a thickness equal to that of at least one of the plurality of color photoresist units; and the black matrix layer is disposed between the color filter layer and the base substrate, and includes a plurality of light transmitting windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaona Liu, Xibin Shao
  • Patent number: 11624940
    Abstract: A light modulation element that can vary between a bright transparent mode and a dark scattering mode is provided. The light modulation element has a first light modulation layer and a second light modulation layer comprising nematic liquid crystals and a dichroic dye in a scattering mode when a voltage is applied. The first light modulation layer and the second light modulation layer are disposed to overlap each other. The light modulation element has an improved contrast ratio and haze-variable characteristics, without precipitation of dichroic dyes and an increase in power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventors: Min Jun Gim, Eun Jung Lim, Jung Sun You, Jin Hong Kim, Hyun Jun Lee, Dong Hyun Oh
  • Patent number: 11624953
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light unit to emit blue light, a first base substrate disposed on the light unit, a gate pattern disposed on the first base substrate and including a gate electrode, a first inorganic insulation layer disposed on the gate pattern, a data pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer and including a drain electrode, a light blocking pattern disposed on the first inorganic insulation layer, a second inorganic insulation layer disposed on the data pattern and the first inorganic insulation layer, a pixel electrode disposed on the second inorganic insulation layer, and electrically connected to the drain electrode, a color conversion pattern overlapping the pixel electrode and including a quantum dot or phosphor, and a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, wherein the light blocking pattern overlaps the thin film transistor, and the light blocking pattern is disposed on the first base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doyeong Park, Kee-Bum Park, Seongyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11586083
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a switching element including a control electrode disposed on the first substrate, one electrode disposed on the control electrode, and another electrode disposed on the control electrode and spaced apart from the one electrode; a contact hole extending to at least a part of the another electrode of the switching element; a pixel electrode including a contact portion disposed on the another electrode of the switching element and overlapping at least a part of the another electrode to which the contact hole extends, and a body portion electrically connected with the contact portion; and a column spacer disposed on the pixel electrode and at least partially overlapping the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Bo Sim, Yeun Tae Kim, Do Yeong Park, Se Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11567374
    Abstract: The displacement between a TFT substrate and a counter substrate and the cut of an alignment film caused by a columnar spacer are prevented. A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate including a scanning line extending in a first direction, a picture signal line extending in a second direction, a pixel electrode formed in a region surrounded by the scanning line and the picture signal line, and a common electrode formed as opposed to the pixel electrode through an insulating film; a counter substrate disposed as opposed to the TFT substrate and having a spacer; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the substrates. A common metal interconnection is formed to cover the picture signal line or the scanning line, and stacked on the common electrode. A through hole is formed on the common metal interconnection. The tip end of the spacer is disposed inside the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masateru Morimoto, Saori Sugiyama, Motoharu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11567403
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quantum dot color filter, a fabrication method thereof, a display panel and a display device, and belongs to the field of display technology. The quantum dot color filter of the present disclosure includes a quantum dot functional layer configured to emit light of a certain color under excitation of excitation light. The quantum dot functional layer has a hollowed-out portion, which exposes a side surface of the quantum dot functional layer, so that the excitation light is able to arrive at the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ge Shi, Ming Zhu, Zheng Fang, Yanliu Sun, Haijun Niu, Shiyu Zhang, Song Yang, Yujie Liu, Yuyao Wang, Jiahui Han, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 11561427
    Abstract: A 3D liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, and a first grating layer including grating openings arranged in an array for realizing 3D display; and a CF layer including a plurality of filter units arranged in an array, a black matrix disposed between adjacent filter units, and at least one light shielding strip disposed inside each of the filter units and dividing each of the filter units into a plurality of light transmitting regions. The 3D liquid crystal display panel is configured to apply voltages to the electrode layer to form a liquid crystal grating in the liquid crystal layer, and a collimated light incident to the liquid crystal layer passes through the liquid crystal grating and pass through the filter unit to form a monochromatic light, and then, is emitted out from the grating openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongxiao Li
  • Patent number: 11543713
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate including a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines to the data lines, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, an image display layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of first pads which electrically connected to the gate lines, respectively, where the first pads further protrude outward than a first side surface of the first substrate, a gate driver facing the first pads, and a first adhesive disposed between the gate driver and the first pads. The first adhesive includes a first conductive film and a plurality of first conductive patterns disposed between the first conductive film and the first pads to respectively overlap the first pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deok-Hwan Kim, Jinseok Kim, Hyoung-Rae Lee, Hasook Kim
  • Patent number: 11537254
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, an upper electrode layer, a lower electrode layer and an electrochromic layer. The display unit includes a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed in a light emitting area. The upper electrode layer is disposed on the display unit, and includes a plurality of first electrode patterns and a plurality of second electrode patterns. The first electrode patterns are arranged in a first direction, and are electrically connected each other. The second electrode patterns are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and are electrically connected each other. The lower electrode layer is disposed between the upper electrode layer and the display unit. The electrochromic layer is disposed between the upper electrode layer and the lower electrode layer, and includes an electrochromic pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngchan Kim, Jinoh Kwag, Jeongwoo Park, Jaeho You, Mingyeong Jo
  • Patent number: 11502278
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a plurality of light emitting portions arranged in a form of a matrix, a sealing layer disposed on the plurality of light emitting portions, a light shielding layer disposed in a gap between the light emitting portions adjacent to each other in a row direction on the sealing layer and extending in a column direction, a transparent partition wall layer disposed on the light shielding layer and extending in the column direction, and a color filter disposed in a gap in the light shielding layer and the transparent partition wall layer on the sealing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Kenichi Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 11495647
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display substrate of a display panel, comprising: a support; a second layer on the support; a window extending through the second layer and optically coupled with an image sensor; and a sidewall at least partially surrounding the window; wherein the sidewall is configured to attenuate transmission of light through the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yonglin Guo, Tingliang Liu, Kai Zhang, Yuan Yao, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11489134
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same are provided. An organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate, an organic light-emitting device on the substrate, an encapsulation layer on the substrate and the organic light-emitting device, the encapsulation layer covering the organic light-emitting device, the encapsulation layer including an encapsulation hole, a black matrix covering the encapsulation layer, the black matrix including a black matrix hole over the encapsulation hole, and a color filter in the encapsulation hole and the black matrix hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YongBaek Lee, Ho-Jin Kim, Goeun Jung, Dongyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11474401
    Abstract: A display panel and a fabrication method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes: a base substrate, and a display region and a non-display region on the base substrate. The display region has a special shaped boundary, and includes: a plurality of display pixels and transition pixels; the transition pixels are provided between the display pixels and the special-shaped boundary; each of the display pixels and each of the transition pixels respectively include: a first electrode and a second electrode. An area of each of the first electrodes of the transition pixels is different from an area of each of the first electrodes of the display pixels; and/or, an area of each of the second electrodes of the transition pixels is different from an area of each of the second electrodes of the display pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhaoke Zhang, Bing Wang, Kun Wang, Jun Hong
  • Patent number: 11467465
    Abstract: A reflective display apparatus including a reflective display portion which is two-dimensionally divided into pixels each having subpixels and changes reflectance of each subpixel based on an image signal, and colored layers facing the reflective display portion and partially overlapping the pixels as viewed in a facing direction in which the colored layers face the reflective display portion. The colored layers include traversing colored layers that overlap more than one of the subpixels as viewed in the facing direction, and the colored layers are positioned such that at most one of the colored layers overlaps one of the subpixels as viewed in the facing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoko Tsuruda, Mamoru Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 11460735
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a preparation method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are aligned and combined into a cell, wherein the first substrate includes a backlight structure layer and an array structure layer arranged on a side of the backlight structure layer facing the second substrate, the backlight structure layer includes a light guide plate, a grating layer arranged on a side of the light guide plate facing the array structure layer and a refractive layer covering the grating layer, the grating layer includes a plurality of grating units, the array structure layer includes a plurality of pixel electrodes, and the grating units are in one-to-one correspondence with the pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liwen Dong, Qi Yao, Guangcai Yuan, Feng Zhang, Zhijun Lv, Wenqu Liu, Zhao Cui, Xiaoxin Song, Detian Meng
  • Patent number: 11428994
    Abstract: A substrate having a spacer formed thereon, a method of making the same, and an optical device including the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a substrate includes a base layer, and a black column spacer formed on the base layer, wherein the black column spacer has an optical density in a range of 1.1 to 4, and wherein the black column spacer having a curved portion, wherein a cross section of the curved portion having at least one region having curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventors: Cheol Ock Song, Ji Young Hwang, Han Min Seo, Sung Eun Park, Nam Seok Bae, Seung Heon Lee, Jung Sun You
  • Patent number: 11415829
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate. A first underlay substrate of the first substrate is disposed with an optical sensor. Sensing transistors of the optical sensor includes a first semiconductor. A color filter layer is disposed between the first semiconductor and the first underlay substrate. The color filter layer includes color resist blocks and a light shielding portion. an orthographic projection of the light shielding portion on the first underlay substrate covers an orthographic projection of the first semiconductor on the first underlay substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bao Zha, Miao Jiang, Jiangbo Yao, Lixuan Chen, Xin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11409126
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a display panel. The display panel may include a plurality of pixel units. Each of the plurality of pixel units may include a first pixel unit or a second pixel unit. The first pixel unit may include a first light adjusting structure configured to adjust an angle of light that transmits through the first light adjusting structure. The second pixel unit may include a second light adjusting structure configured to adjust an angle of light that transmits through the second light adjusting structure. A plurality of first pixel units may be configured to display a left-eye image. A plurality of second pixel units may be configured to display a right-eye image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Jinye Zhu, Chenyu Chen
  • Patent number: 11402719
    Abstract: An electro-optic display includes a first light-transmissive electrode, a layer of an electro-optic medium capable of being switched between an open state and a closed state upon application of an electric field, a second light-transmissive electrode, and a layer having a plurality of retro-reflectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy G Adams, Jose Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11404491
    Abstract: A display panel and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes: forming a color filter layer on a glass substrate, the color filter layer including a plurality of color resist matrices having a plurality of colors; forming a black matrix layer between the color resist matrices having the plurality of colors, the black matrix layer including a plurality of black matrices, wherein the black matrices have electrical conductivity, and a position of the black matrices corresponds to a position of a transparent electrode. In the above manner, uniformity of light emission of the display panel can be effectively improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xianglong Li
  • Patent number: 11398526
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device that can achieve a high S/N ratio at a high sensitivity level without any decrease in resolution, and to an electronic apparatus. In the upper layer, the respective pixels of a photoelectric conversion unit that absorbs light of a first wavelength are tilted at approximately 45 degrees with respect to a square pixel array, and are two-dimensionally arranged in horizontal directions and vertical directions in an oblique array. The respective pixels of a photoelectric conversion unit that is sensitive to light of a second or third wavelength are arranged under the first photoelectric conversion unit. That is, pixels that are ?2 times as large in size (twice as large in area) and are rotated 45 degrees are arranged in an oblique array. The present disclosure can be applied to solid-state imaging devices that are used in imaging apparatuses, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Toda
  • Patent number: 11391980
    Abstract: A display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a display area and a frame area surrounding the display area, the display panel includes an array substrate and a color filter substrate opposite to each other, the color filter substrate includes a substrate and first and second support structures arranged on a side of the substrate close to the array substrate, the first support structures are in the display area, and the second support structures are in the frame area; at least part of each first support structure is in contact with the array substrate, and at least part of each second support structure is in contact with the array substrate. The display panel can alleviate or avoid seesaw effect during vacuum assembly and cutting, thereby improving or avoiding display defects of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Cao, Yupeng Wang, Jianjun Wang, Jiliang Zhang, Yuting He, Bingyue Wang
  • Patent number: 11391994
    Abstract: An adhesive, a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The adhesive includes a base bonding material and a light-shielding particle, and the light-shielding particle includes a degradable coating layer and a light-shielding material wrapped by the degradable coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anxin Dong, Haibin Yin
  • Patent number: 11394013
    Abstract: A display panel with light-emitting layer, a display device and a manufacturing method of a display panel are provided. The display panel includes: a substrate, including a plurality of sub-pixel regions; a light-emitting layer, disposed in each of the sub-pixel regions; a light transmitting layer disposed on a surface of the light-emitting layer away from the substrate, and a surface of the light transmitting layer away from the light-emitting layer is a curved surface recessed towards the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 11392817
    Abstract: Smartcards with metal layers manufactured according to various techniques disclosed herein. One or more metal layers of a smartcard stackup may be provided with slits overlapping at least a portion of a module antenna in an associated transponder chip module disposed in the smartcard so that the metal layer functions as a coupling frame. One or more metal layers may be pre-laminated with plastic layers to form a metal core or clad subassembly for a smartcard, and outer printed and/or overlay plastic layers may be laminated to the front and/or back of the metal core. Front and back overlays may be provided. Various constructions of and manufacturing techniques (including temperature, time, and pressure regimes for laminating) for smartcards are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: AMATECH GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Mustafa Lotya, David Finn, Darren Molloy
  • Patent number: 11391989
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus, a method of adjusting a light emission spectrum thereof, a backlight module and a liquid crystal display apparatus. The light emitting apparatus includes a light source and a color filter layer on a light exiting side of the light source. The color filter layer includes color filters of at least two colors arranged in an array, and the color filter layer is configured to have different transmissions to light of the at least two colors in white light emitted from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donglong Lin, Peng Wu, Zeyuan Tong, Fujian Ren, Wenyang Li, Bin Long, Zhipeng Zhang, Dong Cui, Rui Han, Qing Ma
  • Patent number: 11385512
    Abstract: To form a sufficiently large storage capacitor, a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel having multiple pixels arranged in matrix. The first substrate has, in a transmissive display area provided in each of the pixels, a laminated structure containing a first transparent electrode, a first insulating film, a second transparent electrode, a second insulating film, and a third transparent electrode which are laminated in this order. The first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a first storage capacitor through the first insulating film, and the second transparent electrode and the third transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a second storage capacitor through the second insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: JAPAN DISPLAY INC., PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Sasaki, Takahiro Ochiai
  • Patent number: 11387262
    Abstract: This application discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first metal layer, an insulation layer is formed on the first metal layer, a second metal layer is formed on the insulation layer, and a width of the first metal layer is different from a width of the second metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jia-Ren Lin
  • Patent number: 11372277
    Abstract: A first organic insulating film is arranged on a first substrate in a circumference area outside an active area. A mounting portion is located in the circumference area for mounting a signal source. A second organic insulating film is formed on a second substrate in the circumference area so as to face the first substrate. The second substrate exposes the mounting portion. A seal material is arranged between the first organic insulating film and the second organic insulating film to attach the first substrate and the second substrate. A resin layer is arranged between the first organic insulating film and the second organic insulating film in the circumference area, and formed in a rectangular frame shape including four linear ends. An end along the mounting portion is formed broadly than other ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Atsuko Oono
  • Patent number: 11347113
    Abstract: The electronic device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first support member, a planarization layer, and an alignment layer. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The first support member is disposed in the peripheral region and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The planarization layer is disposed on the first substrate and has a first portion and an opening. The first portion is disposed between the opening, and the first support member and the first portion are overlapped in a normal direction of the first substrate. The alignment layer is disposed on the planarization layer. The alignment layer on the first portion has a first thickness. The alignment layer in the opening has a second thickness. The first thickness is greater than or equal to zero and less than the second thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Shu-Han Yang, Hui-Min Huang, Chia-Min Yeh
  • Patent number: 11347118
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first polarizer plate, and a second polarizer plate. The first substrate includes a first dielectric substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first alignment film. The second electrode includes a plurality of slits and a conductive portion. The second substrate includes a second dielectric substrate and a second alignment film. The first substrate further includes a resin layer disposed between the second electrode and the first alignment film. The resin layer within the plurality of slits is as thick as or thicker than the second electrode. The plurality of slits are filled with the resin layer. A difference in height between the resin layer over the conductive portion of the second electrode and the resin layer within the plurality of slits of the second electrode is 10 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Sakai, Masahiro Hasegawa, Miho Yamada, Yuichi Kawahira, Koji Murata, Kiyoshi Minoura
  • Patent number: 11338499
    Abstract: A substrate and a method for producing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a substrate includes a base layer, a black layer formed on the base layer, and column spacers formed on the black layer, wherein a loss rate of spacers measured by a peel test is 15% or less. The substrate can have excellent adhesiveness of the spacer to the base layer or the black layer and ensuring appropriate darkening properties. The method can effectively produce such a substrate without adverse effects such as occurrence of foreign materials without separate treatment such as heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Cheol Ock Song, Seung Heon Lee, Ji Young Hwang, Han Min Seo, Nam Seok Bae, Jin Woo Park, Jung Sun You
  • Patent number: 11342502
    Abstract: A method of preparing a thin film and a method of manufacturing a display device are disclosed. The method of preparing a thin film includes the following steps: providing a substrate having a film formation region and a non-film formation region surrounding the film formation region; forming a gas precursor repellent layer in the non-film formation region; and depositing a gas precursor on the film formation region by atomic deposition to form the film. The method of preparing a film and the method of manufacturing a display device of the present invention can effectively achieve the effect of limiting the boundary of the film by forming the gas precursor repellent layer in the non-film formation region, and finally eliminate the problem of boundary epitaxial caused by atomic deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yazhou Li, Gaozhen Wang